Cleaning tool



ida'terited Sept. 7, 1926.

sra-res JGSEPH L. PERRIN, GF LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLEANING fTOOLl Application filed October 17, 1225.

The `object of this invention is to provide a cleaning tool adapted toapply -Water-toa surface carrying caked inud, to soitenthe.

same and to remove the-'softened-nnrd -byY a s raping action, which maybefollovved-by a rinsing or Washing action,- the toolbeing intended'iforuse in cleaningsuriaees of mud guards ot motor vehicles, althoughl itmaybe used on other surfaces;

@t the accompanying drawings forming a partei12 this speciiicat1on,-

Figure 1 is a side .view oit a cleaning tool embodjfing the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 o-Figure 1.

Figure 3 is awfragmentary sectional view, showing a portion'of thehandle, the scraping blade being removed.

Figure l is a fragmentary perspective View, showing a portion ol' thescraping blade.

Figure 5 is a view similar to a portion of Figure 2, showing one oi' thepassages constituting the two-part outlet, closed by a valve.

Figure 6 is a section on line 6--6 of Fig ure 1.

Figure 7 ure 3.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all oi' thefigures.

12 designates a handle formed' to be g asped by one of the operatorshands. The handle is provided with a longitudinal bore 13, at the outerend of which is a hosecoupling member 14, whereby the handle may beconnected with a coinpleinental coupling member on a Water-conductinghose.

15 designates a scraping blade, preferably flat sided and decreasing inWidth from its outer to its inner end. To one end of the blade is lineda shank 16, inserted in the opposite end portion of the bore 13. Saidshank and the bore forni an outlet cornniunicating With the bore andadapted to project Water besides the blade, to soften cakcd mud on asurface to be cleaned by the tool. The blade is preferably detachablysecured to the handle, and the construction ufhereby the blade issecured to the handle and the outlet is formed, is preferably as nextdescribed.

The inner end portion of the handle is is a section on line 7-7 of Fig-SeriaI No. 62,977."

provided at opposite sides ofthe bore with' transverse slots 18intersecting the inner end portieri ot the boreand extending there-yr'roin to opposite sides of the handle, as

shown by Figure Ctheslots being'narrower than the bore, as shown byFigure 3.

The shank-lois formed to closely iit the slots, and to extend troni-slotto slot^across the bore 13.- The shank is secured 'in-the slots bysuitable means, such as screws alt),- inserted in orifices inthe shank,and lin coinciding orilices inthe handle, at i opposite 'sides of theslots tending across the boref'as shownbyn F ig` ure (5.

Portions of the 4opposed sides of the shank l-andof the boreyl arespaced apart and form an outlet, adapted to project Water be- Y sidesthe blade. Preferablythe outlet includes two passages 21 (Figures 2, 5and 6) at opposite sides of the shank, arranged to project two jets 22of Water, as indicated by Figure 2, and cause contact of said jets withthe outer end portion of the blade.

In this instance the inner end portion of the bore 13 is square in crosssection, so that it has Hat sides forming sides of the passages 21. Thethickness of the shank is less than the Width of the square portion ofthe bore, so that the sides of the shank are spaced from the adjacentsides of the bore, as shown by Figure 6, to form the passages 21.

The Walls of the bore 13 which intersect the slots 18, are tapered asindicated at 13L Figure 7, so that the passages 21 are fanshaped and areadapted to deliver fanshaped jets, as indicated by Figure 1.

It will noW be seen that a mud-guard surface coated with caked mud, maybe quickly cleaned by applying the blade thereto and causing' Water toflow through the handle. The Water and the outer end of the blade maysimultaneously attack the mud. After the mud has been removed, thesurface may be Washed by Water projected from the handle. It is ,obviousthat the tool inay be used for other purposes.

A valve may be provided to close one of the passages 21, it desired, andmay be constructed and operated in any suitable man ner. In thisinstance, the valve is a block 25, which may be ot compressiblematerial, and is movable by an adjusting' screvv 27 in a recess 2G,formed in the handle and coin- 18, the: shank ei:-l

municating with the bore 13. IVhen the valve is forced inward, it closesone of the passages 2l, as shown by Figure 5.

I claim:

l. A cleaning tool comprising a handle and a scraping blade of hardmaterial fixed to and projecting from one endrthereofY and having ascraping edge at its outer end, the handle being provided with aWater-conducting bore, a hose-coupling member at one end of the bore,and an outlet at the opposite end of the bore, located adjacent theinner end of the blade, and adapted to project a jet of Water beside theblade to the scraping edge thereof.

2. A cleaning tool comprising a handle and a scraping blade fixed to andprojecting from one end thereof, the handle being provided with aWater-conducting bore, a hose- U coupling member at one end of the bore,

and an outlet at the opposite end of the bore, adapted to project a jetof Water beside the blade toA the outer end thereof, so thatthe jet mayimpinge on a surface being cleaned, the outlet being composed of tivoportions, one located at one side, and the other at the opposite side ofthe blade, and

adapted to project two jets of Water beside the blade to the outer endthereof.

3. A cleaning tool comprising a handle having a longitudinalWater-conducting bore, a hose-coupling member at one end of the bore,and a scraper having a shank inserted in the opposite end portion of thebore, said shank and bore portion forming an outlet composed of tivoportions and adapted to project. Water at opposite sides of thescraper,X the tool also comprising a valve adapted to close one of saidoutlet portions. I

4. A cleaning tool comprising a handle having a longitudinalWater-conducting bore, a hose-coupling member at one end of the bore,.and transverse slots intersecting one endl portiony of the bore, ascraper having a shank inserted in said slots, and extendingV across thesaid end portion, and means securing the shank to the handle, said shankandV bore portion forming an outlet adapted to project Water beside thescraper.

In testimony whereof I have a'HiXed my signature.

JOSEPH L. FERRIN.

